Too much protein?

kellybean14
kellybean14 Posts: 237 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I keep going "over" in my protein allotment for the day. Is this something to be worried about?

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  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    You might be concerned with becoming TOO RIPPED FOR WORDS!!!
  • healthyliving_girl
    healthyliving_girl Posts: 290 Member
    Are they the pre-set amounts on MFP? If they are, I wouldn't worry about it. The protein amounts are a bit low, inho. :)
  • Faintgreeneyes
    Faintgreeneyes Posts: 729 Member
    If your diary settings are the presets on MFP than no. It is really way to low and going over it won't do much for you. I just changed mine a bit so I can hit 120g per day.

    I believe the ratio on protein is 1g per 1lb of lean body mass.- don't quote me on that though. I had someone with more knowledge help me figure out my ratios!
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Yes, too much protein is how we got the SuperAIDS virus. Sorry to hear your misfortune, my condolences to your next of kin.

    On a completely (I promise) unrelated note (no really), did you know if you search for "too much protein", you get 50 full pages of results from just the last 2 months?
  • rgrange
    rgrange Posts: 236 Member
    There's no such thing as too much bro-tein
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    Bwahaha!

    I always wondered how superaids got started. Is it true you can contract syphillis from a high-protein diet? My thoughts: YES!
  • shani251
    shani251 Posts: 145 Member
    not at all! it will just help your body to build muscle faster (which is really what we all want), so i think you're good. i usually get 1.5 to 2 times my allotment but i work out a lot and am really working on putting on muscle. and it's working - yay! :happy:
  • nicholjenny
    nicholjenny Posts: 74 Member
    You might be concerned with becoming TOO RIPPED FOR WORDS!!!

    I LOVE THIS! :glasses:
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    As long as you don't have kidney problems, high amounts of protein isn't bad.
  • kellybean14
    kellybean14 Posts: 237 Member
    There's no such thing as too much bro-tein

    HA!
  • koyongi
    koyongi Posts: 12 Member
    The suggested range is pretty much always too low unless you reset it. 1g protein per pound BW is good, more than that is better. You're not going to run into problems unless you're like 3x that, or the amount of protein you're getting is causing you to get too many calories (calories from protein can still be turned to fat).

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